New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-31
BEUARE OF TIE BOODLFRS MONEY.

BEUARE or TIE BOODLFRS MONEY.
One thing good citizens have to fear III
the coming election is the corrupt means that
will be rcsortcd TO by the Democratic bosses
and bOodlers to elect their ticket. In Tweed S
day they secured Their ends by BALLOT box
frauds No one now prctends to deny that
the Democratic Governor who took his seat IN
1869 was not legally elected. But such frauds
were made difficult and impossible on so large
a scale, by the passage of the registration laws
Since the time Of those enactmcnts money
has been gradually doing the work formerly
done by rcpeatcrs and llOt-bOX suffers. In
1862 candidate for Surrogate was assessed
500; in 1866, under an exceptionally severe
contest 1000: while now the halls de-
mand an assessment of $4,000. Judicial
candidates were not formerly expected to pay
anything. but it has Just been publicly an
nouncCd that the Democratic bosses have asked
Judge Lawrence to pay an assessment OF
S25, 900. Democratic candidates for the Lcgis-
laturc according to Chamberlain WINS have
expended as high as $4,000 each, and alto
gcther. he says, 100000 is expended in an
election in this city in an "of year"
These arc startling facts; and il is self
evident that what this Democratic expert has
said about some of the districts beng hope
lcSsy dcbauchcd is regarded by the Democratic
bosses as true There are good reasons Tor
saying that they arc preparing tins year, III
their desperate cndcaVOr to elect Their ticket
TO spend money on q more lavish scale than
ever before. The boodcrs who have made
such enormous sums by the purchase and sale
Of franchises will stop at nothing to prevent
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Attorney. If they were willing to pay him
$3.50 600 TO resign, it is fair to say that they
Will be ready to cXpcnd twice that sum If they
think ii necessary to prevent his election.
Chamberlain Wins has said that the Con-
tlolcrship is ono Of the great engines for col
lccting money for campaign purposes. Con
trolcr Loew refused 70 be party TO tins
work. He declined TO pay the claims of Aquc-
duct Contractor OBrcn, Of the Democratic
state Committee, amounting to hundreds OF
thousands of dollars for alleged extra work.
Of which no mention e made III the contracts.
There are said to be $4,000 600 or 81, 100000
Of such claims in readiness TO be presented to
the next Controller. Obviously, Mr. Locw
would not do for the bosses, bOodlcrs and con
tractors, and he was set aside. They can and
viii contribute enormous sums TO defeat man
Of such sterling integrity a. John jay Knox.
There are other interests ut stake which are
contributing literally to the Democratic cam
paign fund. In moment Of such supreme
importance TO the cause Of good government.
il is the duty Of every good citizen to be alert
and ready to do everything possible 10 check
fraud and punish corruption. The laws are
strict enough. They cannot be enforced with
out fearless District Attorney. Honest gov
eminent is at stake and the people who favor
ii must Use every honorable method of defeat
ing the boodlcrs. The use Of immense sums
at the polls is terrible evil that must be
1hnckcl